Role: Senior Consultant SAP CPI

Experience: 6 to 8 Years

Location: India Mumbai/Pune/Hyderabad/Noida/Delhi

Shift: UK Shift

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Expertise

Strong hands-on experience with SAP CPI / Integration Suite
Deep understanding of:

SAP S/4HANA integration patterns
APIs, IDocs, OData, SOAP, REST

Advanced skills in:

Groovy scripting
XML, JSON, XSD
XSLT

Experience working on SAP BTP

Media / Enterprise Environment Experience (Highly Desirable)

Experience supporting high-availability, business-critical environments
Understanding of tight operational windows (payroll, publishing, finance close)
Experience working in regulated, audit-driven enterprises
Hands-on experience with SAP Integration Suite capabilities, including API Management is desirable

Nice to Have

Experience with AIF
Exposure to Event Mesh
SAP CPI / Integration Suite certification
Experience in large S/4HANA transformation programs
Familiarity with ServiceNow and ITIL processes

Soft Skills

Calm and structured under pressure
Strong ownership mindset for business-critical integrations
Excellent communication and stakeholder management
Proactive, detail-oriented, and solution-focused

Key Responsibilities

Integration Design & Delivery

Design, build, and deploy enterprise-grade integrations using SAP CPI / Integration Suite
Develop robust iFlows using adapters including:

OData
SOAP
REST
IDoc
SFTP
AS2

Implement message mappings using:

Graphical mapping
XSLT
Groovy scripting

SAP & Business-Critical Integrations

Integrate S/4HANA including:

SAP Ariba (procurement & suppliers)
SAP SuccessFactors & Fieldglass (HR, payroll inputs, contractors)
Legacy ECC and third-party systems

Support hybrid integration scenarios (cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-on-prem)
Ensure accurate and timely data flows supporting:

Finance close cycles
Payroll runs
Supplier payments
Regulatory reporting

Hypercare, AMS & Incident Management

Provide Hypercare support post-go-live, ensuring rapid issue resolution
Monitor integrations using CPI monitoring tools and alerts
Perform root cause analysis and implement permanent fixes
Support BAU AMS operations including:

Incident, problem, and change management
On-call or critical incident support (where required)

Work closely with ServiceNow for incident tracking and SLA adherence

Security, Stability & Compliance

Configure and manage:

Certificates and keystores
OAuth, client certificates, basic authentication

Implement error handling, retries, and resilience mechanisms to minimize business impact

Governance, Documentation & Standards

Maintain high-quality:

Integration design documents
Interface specifications
Support runbooks

Follow agreed naming conventions, transport strategies, and documentation standards
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and automation

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

Work closely with:

Functional teams (Finance, HR, Procurement)
SAP Basis & Security
SAP Architects and SI partners

Participate in design workshops and technical reviews
Support KT sessions and mentoring of junior consultants
Communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders